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starfall
starfall Posts: 1,727 Chairperson of the Boards
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Why does 'Amass 2' create a 3/3 stack of Zombie Army tokens if there are no Zomby Armie tokens in play already?

This doesn't make sense. The number '2' indicates that your Zombie Armie should get +2/+2, whether there's one already in play or not.

I think I know why it's been done; because in paper MTG, the Amass ability first creates a 0/0 token, and then adds +1/+1 counters to it. Oktagon Perhaps in MTGPQ the code doesn't exist to make a 0/0 token, so they make a 1/1 token instead, and then add reinforcements to it.

But this is unnecessary! In MTGPQ, there are no +1/+1 counters anyway, only reinforcements. Whether or not there are Zomby Army tokens in play already, the Amass ability could simply create X tokens.

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  • James13
    James13 Posts: 665 Critical Contributor
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    If you read the token text, you'll see exactly why.  This is at least spelled out and working as written.  There's a +1/+1 modifier at low count, then another modifier at high count.
  • wereotter
    wereotter Posts: 2,064 Chairperson of the Boards
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    It was in the story mode. Basically the first time you amass you just get one extra. Then after that it works as you’d expect. Not sure why... but getting 1 extra 1/1 once doesn’t make a huge difference to me. 
  • Firinmahlazer
    Firinmahlazer Posts: 417 Mover and Shaker
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    On paper you create a 1/1 token then amass your counters. This is basically working the same way? 
  • Firinmahlazer
    Firinmahlazer Posts: 417 Mover and Shaker
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    starfall said:
    Firinmahlazer said:
    On paper you create a 1/1 token then amass your counters. This is basically working the same way? 
    On paper you create a 0/0 token and then amass your counters.


    Oops. My mistake  :#

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